Thread: Why WILD?

Well I certainly did not mean to come across as an "uneducated idiot" . I called it the only thing that I thought it could be, what my doctor had told me it was and from matching my symptoms to information found on the internet. I did not just wake up one morning and say "I think I will call it SP". I did research as much as was possible for me- more out of fear at that point not understanding what on earth was happening to me!? When I would hear the mechanical buzzing in my ears and I couldn't move and I would think that I felt a presence in the room with me. I am a spiritual person and not having any other facts to go on at that time I was afraid I was under the attack of something dark. Now I understand that it isn't anything of the Occult and I have come to manage it the best I can by not flipping out when it happens. However it is still a frightening feeling when I cannot move and I feel like am not alone and I have to talk my self down to letting go and drifting off to sleep. I was in fact exited when I thought that I had found out that it could actually be used as a tool to help with my Lucid dreaming- I feel sad that because I do not have years and years of experience knowing different vocabulary terms I am thought of as an idiot-that is just not true. I don't like to feel that I can't ask honest questions in a place I thought was open to the extraordinary and different.

Originally Posted by shannyball

Well I certainly did not mean to come across as an "uneducated idiot" . I called it the only thing that I thought it could be, what my doctor had told me it was and from matching my symptoms to information found on the internet. I did not just wake up one morning and say "I think I will call it SP". I did research as much as was possible for me- more out of fear at that point not understanding what on earth was happening to me!? When I would hear the mechanical buzzing in my ears and I couldn't move and I would think that I felt a presence in the room with me. I am a spiritual person and not having any other facts to go on at that time I was afraid I was under the attack of something dark. Now I understand that it isn't anything of the Occult and I have come to manage it the best I can by not flipping out when it happens. However it is still a frightening feeling when I cannot move and I feel like am not alone and I have to talk my self down to letting go and drifting off to sleep. I was in fact exited when I thought that I had found out that it could actually be used as a tool to help with my Lucid dreaming- I feel sad that because I do not have years and years of experience knowing different vocabulary terms I am thought of as an idiot-that is just not true. I don't like to feel that I can't ask honest questions in a place I thought was open to the extraordinary and different.

I never called you anything of the sort! I was referring to people who write long tutorials and just mess up information and confuse people. From your original post and what you said, I have already stated that I think it is possible that you suffer from SP as a disorder (see post #6, "SP is rarer, and it is possible that you suffer from SP as a disorder. If so, there are numerous threads about that will help you learn to transition these frequently occurring episodes into lucid dreams."), and now that you have described it fully I would say that it is definitely sleep paralysis. Nothing else I have said after that was addressed to you, but in answer to other questions. I would never dream of insulting you, and don't worry- you are very much welcome to ask questions. The only thing I am against is people (again, not you, don't worry) who go around answering questions with false statements and posting huge threads full of misinformation when they are not qualified to.

Alright, I see that I misread and apologize- I thought I heard someone say that SP is a bad thing? My doctor never said that anything negative could result from it- have you heard different? I think it would be good to know if what happens to me is dangerous, though I'm not sure I would be able to change it. I also have episodes of Sleep Apnea - that is more frightening, not being able to breath. I have been able to lessen both episodes by changing some habits, eating healthier, cutting back on caffeine- cutting out any mind altering substances completely and getting enough sleep. But occasionally they still happen.

Originally Posted by shannyball

Alright, I see that I misread and apologize- I thought I heard someone say that SP is a bad thing? My doctor never said that anything negative could result from it- have you heard different? I think it would be good to know if what happens to me is dangerous, though I'm not sure I would be able to change it. I also have episodes of Sleep Apnea - that is more frightening, not being able to breath. I have been able to lessen both episodes by changing some habits, eating healthier, cutting back on caffeine- cutting out any mind altering substances completely and getting enough sleep. But occasionally they still happen.

Oh no, I apologize. The last thing I want is to make anyone feel unwelcome or like they can't ask a question without me attacking them! It is far from the truth, please ask any you have and I will do my very best to answer them or point you to answers

Besides the fear, and maybe if your house is burning down, I don't think there is anything dangerous about SP and I have never read anything to that effect. It's actually supposed to get less severe as you age, which is cool I suppose if you dislike it. To me having it would be a benefit, if you can learn to lucid dream from your SP. Have you ever brought lucid dreaming up to this doctor who diagnosed you with SP? It would be cool to either spur him on to learn about it or find that he knows about it. You could even bring it up nonchalantly to test the waters if you're worried about that. "Last time I mentioned my sleep paralysis to someone, they told me I should use it to lucid dream and have dreams where I know I'm dreaming. Do you know anything about that, is it real?"

Ah, my freshmen year roommate had sleep apnea. Unlike you she drank, smoked pot, and overate just about every day which did not contribute to either of us getting a good night's sleep It sounds like you have some good doctors and good habits established though!